The lifetime, in years, of some electronic component is a continuous random variable with the density f(x) = X ≥ 1 0, x < 1 Find the cdf F(x), and compute the probability for the lifetime to exceed 5 years.

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The lifetime, in years, of some electronic component is a continuous random variable with the
density
f(x)
X ≥ 1
0,
x < 1
Find the cdf F(x), and compute the probability for the lifetime to exceed 5 years.
Transcribed Image Text:The lifetime, in years, of some electronic component is a continuous random variable with the density f(x) X ≥ 1 0, x < 1 Find the cdf F(x), and compute the probability for the lifetime to exceed 5 years.
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